AC9E8LA08
Year 8
English
AC9E8LA08 | Year 8 English: Language for expressing and developing ideas
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor identify and use vocabulary typical of academic texts
Strand
Language
Substrand
Language for expressing and developing ideas
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 8 English. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration identifying the vocabulary of academic report writing on a topic; for example, the use of words such as “evidence”, “consequence”, “contradiction” and “acknowledge” for the topic “sustainability”
- • Elaboration comparing and contrasting vocabulary choices in academic texts, considering how they are used to create precise information or convey abstract ideas
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Start freeAchievement standard statements this supports
- With different purposes and for audiences, they discuss, express and elaborate on ideas with supporting evidence.See it on the standard page →
- They select and vary language features including literary devices, and/or multimodal features and features of voice.See it on the standard page →
- They read, view and comprehend a range of texts created to inform, influence and/or engage audiences.See it on the standard page →
- They explain how ideas are represented and how texts reflect or challenge contexts.See it on the standard page →
- They explain the effects of language features including intertextual references and literary devices, and visual features.See it on the standard page →
- They create written and/or multimodal texts, including literary texts for different purposes and audiences, expressing and advancing ideas with supporting evidence.See it on the standard page →
- They select and vary language features including literary devices, and/or multimodal features.See it on the standard page →